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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 3, 201125 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2011, 3:45 PM EDT for 25 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 4, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2011, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2011, 3:25 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
All 26 counties

Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wyandot County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2011-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
88 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

414 
WWUS71 KCLE 031945
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
345 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011


OHZ008>013-017>021-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-040345-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.110404T0800Z-110404T2200Z/
SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
MEDINA-SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...
CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
MEDINA...AKRON...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE
345 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER IOWA WILL ENTER THE
GREAT LAKES REGION EARLY MONDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
THIS EVENING AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW NEARS.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE IN THE 25 MPH TO 35 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON. AT THAT
TIME...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING.

IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE AS A RESULT OF THE SOUTHERLY WINDS
COMING OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THE SHORELINE.

ALSO...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. LOCALLY STRONG GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
SCHULER
4 follow-up statements
592 
WWUS71 KCLE 040332
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1132 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011

OHZ008>013-017>021-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-041200-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.110404T0800Z-110404T2200Z/
SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
MEDINA-SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...
CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
MEDINA...AKRON...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE
1132 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS
WILL MOVE ACROSS MICHIGAN MONDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF
THIS LOW WILL BE SUSTAINED IN THE 25 MPH TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON. AT THAT TIME...WINDS
WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING.

IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE AS A RESULT OF THE SOUTHERLY WINDS
COMING OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THE SHORELINE.

ALSO...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY.
LOCALLY STRONG GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
415 
WWUS71 KCLE 040756
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
356 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011

OHZ014-022-023-031>033-038-041600-
/O.EXA.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.110404T0800Z-110404T2200Z/
ASHTABULA INLAND-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...RAVENNA...WARREN...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG
356 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING
AND INTO EASTERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF
THIS LOW WILL BE SUSTAINED IN THE 20 MPH TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. AT THAT TIME...WINDS WILL
SWITCH TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING.

ALSO...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY.
LOCALLY STRONG GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ008>013-017>021-027>030-036-037-047-089-PAZ001-041600-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.110404T0800Z-110404T2200Z/
SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
MEDINA-SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-
KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...
CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
MEDINA...AKRON...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE
356 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING
AND INTO EASTERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF
THIS LOW WILL BE SUSTAINED IN THE 20 MPH TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. AT THAT TIME...WINDS WILL
SWITCH TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING.

IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE AS A RESULT OF THE SOUTHERLY WINDS
COMING OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

ALSO...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY.
LOCALLY STRONG GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
830 
WWUS71 KCLE 041501
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1101 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011

OHZ008>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001-042200-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T2200Z/
SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-
HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-
HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...
CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...
NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...
CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...
YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...
ASHTABULA...ERIE
1101 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE WINDS WERE CIRCULATING AROUND A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER
THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AND AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BECOME WESTERLY AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND BEGIN TO
DIMINISH.

ALSO...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. LOCALLY STRONG GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE
WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
048 
WWUS71 KCLE 041925
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
325 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

OHZ008>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001-042030-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110404T2200Z/
SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-
HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-
HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...
CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...
NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...
CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...
YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...
ASHTABULA...ERIE
325 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 3O MPH REMAIN LIKELY THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHWEST OHIO WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND. WIND SPEEDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 3:10 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE55 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.